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And this is exactly what Fadzani needed. She explained: “I have always wanted to teach football. When I was young, I played tennis and volleyball.
而这正是法扎尼所需要的。她解释说：“我一直想教足球。我年轻时，打过网球和排球。
People expected girls to play only sports where you use your hands.
人们期望女孩们只玩那些需要动手的运动。
People did not think that girls should lift their feet off the ground.”
人们认为女孩不应该把脚抬离地面。
Fadzani is looking forward to using her new teaching skills.
法扎尼期待着运用她的新教学技能。
She had been training a boys’ football team in another town. This town was far away from her home.
她一直在另一个城镇训练一支男子足球队。这个城镇离她家很远。
She had to travel eight hours every week to train this team. But now, she has moved to a new school.
她每周必须花费八个小时来训练这个团队。但是现在，她已经搬到了一所新学校。
And she wants to start a girls’ football team there.
并且她想在那里组建一支女子足球队。
She says: “Girls in Botswana watch football games on television.
她说：“博茨瓦纳的女孩们在电视上看足球比赛。”
And they have football computer games - just like the boys. The girls believe they can play football. But there are problems. ” And these problems are not just in Botswana.
她们有足球电脑游戏——就像男孩一样。女孩们相信她们会踢足球。但是有问题。而且这些问题并不仅仅存在于博茨瓦纳。
Women footballers across Africa face the same problems - a lack of money and men’s negative opinions about sportswomen.
非洲各地的女足运动员都面临着同样的问题——资金不足和男性对女运动员的负面看法。
A recent international game between Namibia and Zimbabwe showed this very well.
最近纳米比亚队和津巴布韦队之间的一场国际比赛很好地说明了这一点。
The groundmen did not prepare the football field in the right way.
场地工作人员没有以正确的方式准备足球场。
So the players had to mark the field themselves before the game could start!
所以，球员们必须在比赛开始前自己标记场地！
The trainers from England understand that Africa needs female football coaches. Karabo Mponang is a football trainer in Botswana.
来自英格兰的培训师明白非洲需要女性足球教练。卡拉博·姆波南是博茨瓦纳的一名足球教练。
She explained more: “Most of our coaches now are men. And some of them shout a lot.
她进一步解释道：“我们现在的大多数教练都是男性。他们中的一些人大喊大叫。”
Sometimes a male coach may visit a young girl’s house.
有时，男教练可能会拜访一个年轻女孩的家。
He tells her parents that she is going on a two-week football camp. The parents will not trust the man. What will he do with their little girl? But if it is a female coach, that is different.
他告诉她的父母，她要去参加一个为期两周的足球训练营。父母不会信任这个男人。他会对他们的小女孩做什么？但如果是女教练，那就不同了。
That is why it is beautiful that all these women attended the training event. ”
这就是为什么所有这些女性参加培训活动是美好的。
